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''Dialogues with Madwomen'' is a 1993 documentary by
Allie Light Allie Light is an American film producer, film director and film editor. Light co-directed, edited and produced the 1991 documentary film, ''In the Shadow of the Stars'', with her husband, Irving Saraf. Light and Saraf won the Academy Award for ...
focusing on
mental illness A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti ...
in women. It was later aired on television on the
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series '' POV''.


Synopsis

In ''Dialogues with Madwomen'', filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf have seven "madwomen" — including Light herself — into telling their stories. Using a mixture of home movies, archival footage of psychiatric wards, re-enactments, and interviews with their subjects, Light and Saraf have created a complex, moving portrait of women in whom depression,
schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...
, and
multiple personalities Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...
coexist with powerful, sometimes inspired levels of creativity.


See also

* Atypical antipsychotics, which came onto the market after this film was made


Karen Wong

In December 2013, a man whose DNA linked him to Karen Wong, one of the seven women in the film, was found guilty and convicted for her murder. His conviction was later overturned.


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Film review and awards
* 1993 films Sundance Film Festival award winners Documentary films about mental health American documentary films Documentary films about women 1993 documentary films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{abnormal-psych-stub